# getBounds help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getbounds-help/49720>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 26, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getbounds-help/49720 "2004-04-26T06:34:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rajesh\_Kunnath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@Rajesh\_Kunnath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rajesh_Kunnath)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getbounds-help/49720/1 "2004-04-26T06:34:06Z")

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I wanna to restrict some area in a movie of dragging a movie clip.  
eg . if there’s a square (or a mazed shaped area) in the movie. a movie clip cannot entered inside the square while dragging.  
but it can be dragged rest of the space.

am not familiar with the syntax of using getBounds();